Blood on the Motorway

Since I started taking this story more seriously I’ve become a lot more aware of my shortcomings as a writer. To try and make myself a better writer I’ve been taking a creative writing evening course at the University. It’s been great fun, and I think it is making me a better writer, but one [...]

I never used to worry about plot. As a young man it used to just be there, effortlessly, whenever I needed it, the reflex was there. The very first story I wrote poured out as a fully formed idea. The first novel I ever managed to finish (well, Nanowrimo novel) was started with no clear [...]

Well hello there. So this is the first post here at Blood on the Motorway. You must be wondering what this is all about, or at least I imagine you are at least vaguely curious, given that you’ve gone to all the trouble to click on the link and that. The best way to explain [...]